Oregon and Washington voters remain strongly Democratic in their orientation, according to a new analysis of surveys taken by Gallup.

The venerable polling organization says partisan identification in Oregon is still about where it was after the 2008 elections, with Democrats having a lead of 17 percentage points over Republicans. In Washington, the gap has even grown slightly, with Democrats now holding a 21-percentage point lead.

Overall, Washington is the 12th most Democratic state in the country while Oregon is tied for 17th with Minnesota (which is interesting since both Minnesota and Oregon ousted Republican senators last year).

Idaho, meanwhile, is at the other end of the political spectrum and is listed as the third most Republican state in the nation, behind only Utah and Wyoming.

It should be said that the Gallup study is not just about voter registration. It also asks independents whether they lean most closely to Rs or Ds. In Oregon, of course, Democrats have relied heavily on non-affiliated voters in their long winning streak in statewide elections.